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Police: Toddler picks up gun, fires at Central Florida mother, killing her during Zoom call

Police: Toddler picks up gun, fires at Central Florida mother, killing her during Zoom call
SUMMER: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN, INVESTIGATORS SAY A TODDLER IS TO BLAME FOR A WOMAN’S DEATH IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS. JI TM:HE ENTIRE INCIDENT UNFOLDED DURING A ZOOM CONFERENCE CALL. WESH 2’AMS ANDA DUKES JUST GOT BRAND NEW INFORMATION, AND JOINS US LE.IV AMANDA, HOW DID THIS STA?RT AMANDA: ALTAMONTE SPRIS NGPOLICE TELL ME A YOUNG MOM, JUST 21-YEARS-OLD, WAS FATALLY SHOT IN THE HEAD BY HER OWN CHILDA, TODDLER, WHILE THE MOM WAS ON A ZOOM CL.AL POLICE SAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THEY HEADED TO THE OAKS OF SPRING VALLEY APARTMENTSFF O WYMORE ROAD AFTER GETTING A 911 CALL FROM SOMEONE WHO SAID THEY WERE ON A ZOOM CALL WITH 21-YEAR-OLD SHAMAYA LYNN WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD NOI.SE THE COLORS SAID TYHE SAW LYNN FALL BACKWAR ADSND ALSO SAW A TODDLER IN THE BACKGROUND. PARAMEDICS RUSHED TO THE SCENE AND TRIED TO SAVE LYNN, BUT SAY SHE DIED OF A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. INVESTATIGORS SAY IT APPEARSNE O OF LYNN’S TWO YOUNG CHILDREN HAD FOUNA D LOADED GUN THAT WAS LEFT UNSECURED IN THE APARTMENT AND THAT CHILD SHOT THE YOUNG M.MO >> TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE TUNGNI IN TO THIS STORY I,F YOU OWN A FIREARM, PLEASE KEEP IT LOCKED AND SECURED. INCIDENTS LIKE THIS COULD BE AVOID.DE AMANDA: INVESTIGATORS SAY THE HANDGUN BELONGED TO THE FATHER OF THE VICTIM’S TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOINASG DETECTIVES WORK WITH THE SEMINOLE COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO DETERMINE IF THE FATHER WILL FACE ANY CHARGES. THE CHILDREN ARE BOTH OK AND IN THE CARE OF RELATIVES. ONE MESSAGE THE ALTAMOENT SPRINGS POLICE WANT TO GET OUT IS IF YOU OWN A GUN AND DOOT N OWN A LOCK FOR THE GUN, THEY LLWI PRO
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Police: Toddler picks up gun, fires at Central Florida mother, killing her during Zoom call
Altamonte Springs police say a young mother was fatally shot in the head by her child, a toddler, while on a Zoom call Wednesday.Police say they were called to the Oaks of Spring Valley apartments off Wymore Road after getting a 911 call from someone who said they were on a Zoom call with 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn.The person said they heard a loud noise, saw Lynn fall backwards and also saw a toddler in the background. Paramedics rushed to the scene and tried to save Lynn but say she died of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators say it appears one of Lynn's two young children had found a loaded gun that was left unsecured in the apartment and shot her."To anyone and everyone tuning into this story if you don't have a firearm please keep it locked and secured this incident could be avoided,” Officer Roberto Ruiz Jr. said.Investigators say the handgun belonged to the father of the victim's two young children. An investigation is ongoing as detectives work with the Seminole County State Attorney's Office concerning if any charges will be filed against the dad. Police say the two young children, including the one who fired the gun were not harmed and they are in the care of relatives. One message the Altamonte Springs police want to get out is if you own a gun and do not have a lock for it, the police department will provide one to you for free.

Altamonte Springs police say a young mother was fatally shot in the head by her child, a toddler, while on a Zoom call Wednesday.

Police say they were called to the Oaks of Spring Valley apartments off Wymore Road after getting a 911 call from someone who said they were on a Zoom call with 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn.

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The person said they heard a loud noise, saw Lynn fall backwards and also saw a toddler in the background.

Paramedics rushed to the scene and tried to save Lynn but say she died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators say it appears one of Lynn's two young children had found a loaded gun that was left unsecured in the apartment and shot her.

"To anyone and everyone tuning into this story if you don't have a firearm please keep it locked and secured this incident could be avoided,” Officer Roberto Ruiz Jr. said.

Investigators say the handgun belonged to the father of the victim's two young children. An investigation is ongoing as detectives work with the Seminole County State Attorney's Office concerning if any charges will be filed against the dad.

Police say the two young children, including the one who fired the gun were not harmed and they are in the care of relatives.

One message the Altamonte Springs police want to get out is if you own a gun and do not have a lock for it, the police department will provide one to you for free.